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THE LYONS PROGRESS.
Vol. 8. No. 1.
LOCAL ITEMS
k Local Cotton Market.
Corrected every. Thursday morn
ing, at opening:
Good Middling. 14 50 to 14 85
Middling.. 151.25 to 14 00
Col. C. C. Curry, of Yidalia, was
in the city the first of the week to
look after some legal affairs.
Tuesday is sales day with the
Sheriff and he has quite a list ad
vertised if all is not settled before
the day of sale.
Gardeners are getting busy and
it seems that the people are get
ting ready to have vegetables this
year if they have nothing else.
Peach blooms have begin to
show up and this means that we
are to have no fruit this season if
we have the usual March freeze.
Charlie Phillips, the market
man, went to Savannah the first of
the week and he bought a line of
groceries for his place of business.
Mr. Phillips says that he is going
to try to have what the people
want
Wanted—A good man to cut up
500 acres of land near Plains, Ga.,
into 25 and 50 acre tracts and dis
pose of it for us. We will offer an
excellent contract to the right
man. National Loan and Trust
Company , Tifton, Ga.
The charter for the new bank
and trust company will soon be
, applied for and some of the best
men in the country will be stock
holders. It is said that most of '
the stock will be taken by coun- |
try people and they are certainly
the back-bone of the country.
Manager Willis will pet on a
moving picture show every night
during court and he is getting
some pictures that will be fine.
P.e is to have a good musician also
well as a good vocalist. He says
/that he is going to furnish the
>■ people some amusement and he
hopes they will appreciate his ef
forts by giving him liberal patron
age.
We have a number of mischiev
ous cows that roam the streets,
cows that lay around and eat up
the feed that the farmers bring to
the city for their own stock, and
they have learned to raise the j
backs of buggies, take out meal or,
flour and tear up goods that are
valuable Such cows should be!
kept up and if they are not kept
up council will be urged to pass
the stock law again.
It is a sight to see the new farms
‘ being opened up all over Toombs
county. Out on the Cedar Cross
ing road one can see at least a doz
en and some of them are real big
ones. The farm of Thompson
brothers is oneand there is not a
prettier one in the entire county.
They have opened up several hun
dred acres of new land and they
built three or four nice farm
houses. L. L. McGregor has open
ed a nice farm on the same road
and Dr. J. Q. Clifton has cleared
nearly a hundred acres. We saw
many others, too, while we were
out there the other day and we
hear that the same work is being
done all over the county.
Mr. A. E. Clark don’t want the
people to forget that he is in the
fruit tree business again this year.
He is a home man and represents j
a home nusery, Smith Bros., Con- j
cord, Ga. He earnestly solicits or-,
ders from those who want trees |
this season. He is selling the regu
lar line of peach trees and apple
trees at 20 cents each and a regular
line of pear and plum trees at 35
ceDts each . The'best
cans by the dozen and upwards at
cents each. Save your orders
,r him as he will see you all be-
the season is over and he can
ggre you money besides furnish
vea with trees suited to this soil
and climate. He also has a nice
line of yard trees, roses, etc. Dont
forget to w r ait fer A. E. Clark.
From a Country Girl.
This is niv first attempt to writn
and I hope to see it in print. Whv
should we all not be followers ot |
Christ and trust in Him and His I
wonderful love? There are so many
caring for worldly affairs ’till they
never think that there is a Christ,
much less the heavenly Father
above. You must turn to the Lord
to-dayand don’tdelay. Just think
how Christ died for us, some pu
pils say that Judas did not betray
Cr.rist, but if I am right in what
little I know in the bible, no one
else did betray Him but Judas,for
it plainly tells you all in the 26r,h
chapter of St. Matthew, that one
of the twelve desciples called Ju
das Iscariot, went unto the Chief
Priests and said unto them.
“What will ye give me and I will
deliver Him unto you?” and they
covenanted with him for thirty
pieces of silver, and from that
time he sought opportunity to be
tray Him. Now r when the men
were come, He sat down with the
tw r elve desciples and as they did
eat he said, “Verily I say unto you
that one of you shall betray me,”
and they were exceedingly sorrow
ful and began every one of them
to say unto Him, “Lord is it I?”
and He answered and said, “He
that dippeth his hand with me in
the dish the same shall betray
me.” Then Judas which betrayed
Him answered and said “Master,
is it I?” He said unto him, “thou
said rise, let us be going. Behold
he is at hand that doth betray
, me,” and whil* he yet spake to
Judas, one of the twelve came and
! with Him a great multitude with
swords and stones from the Chief
I Priests and Elders of the people,
i Now he that betrayed Him gave
them a sign saying, “Whom soever
I shall kiss, that same is He, hold
Him fast.” And forthwith he
come to Jesus and said, “hail
Master,” and kissed him* And
Jesus said unto him, “Friend
where from art thou come? Then
came they and laid hands on Jes
us and took Him away to be cru
cified. If you will read the word of
our Father above you will know
j more about His works. It grieves
us to think if we were turned
away from God and hear him say,
“depart I know ye not.” Christ
died to save us and why can’t we
| abide by His love for us? This
I old world can’t stand much longer
; for these people of money are
I raising laws of their own to part
-Ily punish the poor, and it is not
1 just at all. God is looking down
lon them and they will have to
bear their own punishment, no
one else will. M. C.
The traveling salesmen speak
well of Lyons as a business point.
They are our best boosters and
they are doing some advertising
for us that is telling. They tell
without hesitancy that Lyons is
the best business point on the Sea
board east of Cordele and they
certainly know what they are talk
ing about.
We must have some building
done in Lvon before the city can
grow one particle. Now, citizens,
get together and study out some
plan by which these houses can be
erected. We need a factory or so
also, but they will come later.
Lets have the houses for the peo
ple to live in first thing.
Mr. Geo. W. Vann and Son,
carpenters and builders, are out
I for work now, and they will take
! contracts or they will do work
by the day. We have no bet-
I ter workmen in the country and
they are reasonable in their charg
es. They will take work either in
the city or country.
For Rent —Fine four horse farm
near Oak Park* fair farm houses
and excellent land. Will take sure
rent or let it go to good share farm
er. Address S. H. FiudJty, Route
2, Lyons. Ga.
Mrs. S. I. Hussey was seriously
sick the first of the week, but we
are glad to say she is getting much
better.
Official Organ of Toombs County and the Town of Lyons.
LYONS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1911.
The College on Wheels.
The Agricultural College on Wheels
Sent Out by the State to Be Here
on February 20th
The Agricultural train that is
now touring the will visit
Lyons this time and it will remain
here from 3:530 p. in., on the 20th
of February until the early morn
ing of the 21st. The exercises are
to take place on the 20th upon the
arrival ot the train and the seven
cars with their loads of machinery,
fine stock a»d excellent exhibits
will be open to the public with an
expert in charge of each car to ex
plain and lecture on the contents.
Our Superior Court will convene
the day that the train reaches our
city and as a consequence it will
be a splendid time foroverv farm
er in the county to be present.
The train will be here all the after
noon of the 20th and it will give
plenty cf time for the people to
inspect the exhibits and to hear
the lectures.
The train will spend Sunday in
Savannah and the schedule through
this section the week following will
be a3 follows:
Feb. 20 —Leave Savannah over
Seaboard Air Line, arrive Pem
broke Ba. m.; Claxton, 10 :30 a.
m.; Collins 1 p. in. ; Lyons, 3:30
p. m.
Feb. 21—Mt. Vernon, 8 a. m.;
Abheville, 12 m.; Cordele, 3:30
p. m.
Feb. 22—Americas, 8 a. in.;
Preston 12 in ; Cusseta, 3:30 p.
m Return to Columbus.
Feb. 23 —Leave Columbus over
G. F. & A.
March 3 —Forsyth, 8 a. in.;
Barnesville, 11:30 a. m.; Thomas
tou, 3 p. m Return to Macon.
March 4—Arrive Gordon 8 a.
m.; Toombsboro, 10.30 a. m.;
Tennille, 1:30 p. m.: Wadley, 4
p. m.
March s—Spends—Spend Sunday in Sav
annah.
March 6—Arrive Statesboro, 8
a. m.; Still more, 11:30 a m.;.
Adrian, 3 30 p. m.
March 7 —Rocky Ford, Ba. m. ;
Milieu, 10 am.; Waynesboro, 1
p. m.; Augusta, 4:30 p. m,
March B—Leave Augusta over
Augusta Southern, arrive Hepzi
bah 8 a. m.; Wrens, 10 a. m.;
Midville, 1 p. m.; Swainsboro,
3:30 p. m. Return to Augusta.
I will reward liberally the per
son that will return to me a young
setter dog that left, my house last
Saturday, January 28th. Color
white with black ears and answers
to the name of Jack. Dog is only
partially trained. Apply to P. S.
Hagan at the Court House.
E. M. Wimberly is getting about
all the business that he can do
with his tw'o machines. Mack
keeps them in shape and when a
traveling man wants to go on a
trip he is ready to take them there
and bring them back.
R. S. O’Neal is not making any
great noise but he isconstanly ad
ding to his stock of groceries and
he has a nice line. He is doing a
nice business, too. His place is
opposite the Boatright stables.
J. H. Morris has decided to farm
this year and he is moving his
family out to the W. H. Morris
place in the edge of the city. Jul
lien is a hustler and he has a good
place to work on this year.
Mies Upchurch, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. S.
Odom, for a week or so left for her
home at McDonough Wednesday.
Mrs. Odom accompanied her as
far asVidalia.
E. T. Davis, of Collins, was in
the city a few hours Wednesday
and we were glad to see him look
ing so well. Ed says that he is do
ing a nice business at Collins.
Mrs. G. L. Johnson, of Vidalia,
was in the city the first of the
week visiting at the hime of Sher
iff Thompson.
Additional Locals.
The different fertiliser concerns
are doing some hustling for busi
ness now and the agents tell us
they are selling lots of stuff. The
farmers ought to be careful what j
thev huv.
The Bank of Uvalda is advertis
ing in anothsr column of the Pro- j
gress this week and the ad is verv
attractive. This is a young bunk
ing institution but it is alive and
t hey ar° out for business
W. L. Coleinan has moved into
the city and he is occupying the
home vacated by Sheriff Thomp
son. Mr. Coleman is in the dray
business and he says he is going to
give his customers prompt service.
We are afraid that our people
are going to make the mistake of
planting too much cotton this sea
son. Friends look out for a big
crop and low prices. Plant corn
and make hay and von will be bet
ter off at the end of the rear. Try
it and see. '
Mr. I. K. Reddish, of Jessup,
has moved his family to Lyons
and he has purchased the Morris
restaurant. Mr. Reddish is a bro
ther-in-law of Mr. J. H. Morris
and he is a good citizen. His
family is occupying a part of the
house east of the Progress office.
The communication written
and sent in by the young man that
wanted his name signed“bad boy”
was entirely too personal. Friends
we want you to write for the paper,
giving the local news of your
neighborhood, but we don’t want
you to write things that might
cause hard feelings.
The Agricultural College on
wheels is to come to Lyons this
time and it is to be here on Feb
ruray the 20th at about 3:80p. m.
It will be here all the afternoon
and will spend the .light, leaving
for Mt. Vernon early the next
morning of the 21st. Every farm
er and business man in th* county
should make it a point to be here
on the day mentioned as they may
learn something of great interest.
Just as we are going to press our
young friend'Otto Deistel, who is
in the far away canal zone, sends
us a long communication against
the bond issue for good roads. It
was impossible for us to set it up for
this issue and we understand that
the election will be called cff. If
the election is called off we will
not publish the communication,
otherwise it will appear in a later
issue.
Some big real estate deals are
promised Lyons in the very near
future and one of the most success
ful real estate men in Georgia is
going to take a hand in the deal.
It will mean the opening of a new
section of the city and the com
pany that, is to take it in hand
will be able to lend the money to
build homes as well as sell resi
dence lots. Just wait and watch
Lyons a little.
We understand that John L. i
Huggins is arranging to open a:
chair factory in our little city. He
has a patent on a self-rocking
chair that is the best thing we
have ever seen, a sample of which ;
can be seen at the Oliver Hard
ware store, and he will manufac
ture these chairs in Lyons. John
Huggins believes in the future of
Lyons and we will be more than
glad to have him interested in our
little city.
Secretary Staten of the W. A. &
L. railroad, was in the city the first
of the week and he seemed to be j
highly elated over the road situ-1
ation. He says that worlds going
right along and it won’t bo long be
fore the entire line to Wrightsville
will be graded. Ties are being cut
all along the line and it is only the
steel that is now delaying the track
laying. The steel makers have
promised the first shipment of
rail this month.
Subscription sl.oo<
LOCAL NOTES
Judge Mason went down to
Ohoopee Monday morning on a
short business trip
j
Mre. Ellen Brown bas a neat
i home for rent. Her home is a
nice place, too, and it will not be
vacant long.
P. H Banks, the blacksmith
‘non down in the High Point
neighborhood, was in the city the
first of the week on business.
Messrs. Faircloth and Morris,
two prominent young citizens of
the Cedar Crossing section of the
county, were in the city Monday
on a short business trip.
John Durst & Co., the Vick
smiths, are building stalk cutters
as good as can be gotten anywhere.
This firm is alive and as a conse
quence they are getting about as
much work as they can turn out.
R. E. Bishop went up the road
the first of the week to repair some
saws. He is kept quite busy now
and his work always gives satis
faction. Mr. Bishop is one of the
best saw and mill repairers in the
business.
We hear that we are to have a
bakery in the city of Lyons and
if it is conducted right we believe
that it will pay handsomely. Our
people use lots of baker’s bread
and they would use more of it if
they could get it fresh every day.
W. C, Oliver went to Rincon the
middle of the week to spend a day
on the turpentine place of W. C.
Oliver & Son. He certainly has a
fine place up there and Messrs. J.
B. Johnson and A. L. Oliver, who
are in charge, are doing quite a
little farming as well as turpen
tine work.
Chas. A. Garbutt went to Sav
annah the other day to look over
the 1911 Buick cars that are now
on exhibition down there. 'Charlie
is agent for this excellent car in
Toombs county and he has sold
several in the past few months.
He is expecting a car load of the
1911 models to arrive in a very
short time.
The hunting season will soon be
over and the rod and reel can then
be taken up. If the people will
quit putting traps in the streams
and stop so much seining it wont
be long before the creeks will be
full of fish again. The opeu season
for killing deer ended Jan. Ist, for
killing quail or other game birds
the law will be out March 15th,
for killing duck or geese the law
was out Feb. Ist.
Hon. S. B. Meadows, of Vidalia,
has come out in a card asking the
people not to vote for bonds. He
was late in his advise, however,
because Judge Mason had already
decided not to give them the
chance to vote for bonds right at
this time. Right here we can not
help but add that a few people are
showing jealousy because a few
roads have been worked to Lyons.
Think of this the first clay road
;in the county was built in the
jVidalia district. As many roads
have been built in that district
as have been built in any other
district in the county. More
money has been spent by the road
department in the 51st district
than in any one district in the
county. We are not jealous, how
ever, and we want more work done
in the 51st district. We want
good roads all over the county and
we are willing to abide by any
plan that the people may decide
on to get them. We don’t believe
in Commissioners but if the peo
ple think it thd best plan let 9
have commissioners. We are wil
ling to trust the Ordinary and the
grand jury and we believe they
will do the right thing by every
section of the county. We hope
that Judge Mason will send the
gang to the 51st distrtot right
away and let them work out the
district’s prorata share of the
road fund at once.